Waluigi
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Waluigi is a fictional character from the Mario series who appears in the spin-off sports and party games (as opposed to the main platformer titles). He is supposedly Wario's brother (by fanon), and is Luigi's evil counterpart. He first appeared in Mario Tennis.
Games with Waluigi
- Mario Tennis 64
- Mario Party 3
- Game and Watch Gallery 4
- Mario Party 4
- Mario Party-e
- Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
- Mario Party 5
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Mario Golf: Advance Tour
- Mario Power Tennis
- Mario Party 6
- Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
A trophy of him can be obtained in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Also, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, when Mario puts on the W Emblem and the L Emblem at the same time, he changes into Waluigi's clothes.
Waluigi wears a hat with a Γ symbol. Mario's evil counter-part, Wario, wears a "W", which is also an upside-down "M". Likewise, Waluigi is noted as Luigi's evil counter-part, and this is most likely the reason that he wears a "Γ". Nintendo used the vertical mirror image of the "L", rather than simply rotating it, possibly so the symbol would not resemble a "7".
Waluigi's Name
Waluigi's name has a dual-meaning in Japanese. The Japanese word "warui" (悪い) means "bad" or "evil". This means that Waluigi's name is a portmanteau of warui and Luigi (the Japanese R sound is in-between the English L and R sounds, and is an L in some Romaji systems), and essentially means "Evil Luigi". Eviluigi or Maluigi might be appropriate one-word translations of the name.
Also Waluigi is an anagram of "igiwalu". This is the Japanese word for mean-spirited (usually spelled "ijiwaru").
External links
- Mario series character guide (http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/file/mario_characters.txt)ja:ワルイージ